Crimean Residents Still Don’t Have Power

Residents in the Crimean peninsula have been living without electricity since Nov. 22, when protesters blew up the power lines.

Kerch, Crimea - Nov 28, 2015
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. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Andrey (no full name given), resident:
“I bought a generator after the blackout. I had to gas up both my car and my generator.”
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SHOWS: SEVASTOPOL, CRIMEA (NOVEMBER 27, 2015) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
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11. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) SEVASTOPOL RESIDENT, GENNADY STRYUKOV, SAYING:
“Of course there is a problem with petrol, because if you go around the city, you would definitely notice it - queues are everywhere. You have to queue for two or even more hours every day.”
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13. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) SEVASTOPOL RESIDENT, VLADISLAV SOTNIK, SAYING:
“Almost no petrol stations work in the city. Only two or three petrol stations work. Of course this is very difficult. But nevertheless, we stand firm, we have no other way out.”

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Crimean Residents Still Don’t Have Power

By REUTERS •December 1, 2015

Residents in the Crimean peninsula have been living without electricity since Nov. 22, when protesters blew up the power lines.